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Household of William Edgar (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Edgar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edgar, born in 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Edgar, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1871 in England), William (born 1874 in England), John (born 1878 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1880 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Hugh (born 1861 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Edgar's household

Male

William

Edgar

Head
Female

Mary

Edgar

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Edgar

Daughter
Male

William

Edgar

Son
Male

John

Edgar

Son
Female

Sarah

Edgar

Daughter
Male

James

Mallon

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Hart

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edgar

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Mary

Edgar

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary Jane

Edgar

Daughter

-

10

1871

England

William

Edgar

Son

-

7

1874

England

John

Edgar

Son

-

3

1878

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Edgar

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mallon

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Hart

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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